Several surgeons cautioned against______the new procedure,______that patients had been kept in the dark too long about its possible catastrophic consequences.

(A) What accounts for the difference in rates of consumption in certain countries
(B) What is the numerical factor by which per capita energy consumption exceeds physiological energy requirements
(C) Which countries tend to have more sensitive ecosystems, those with small or large populations
(D) What factor in calculating sustainability has Witkins neglected to consider in his theory of global development
(E) What evidence is there for the notion that higher rates of consumption can be more important than population rates in calculating the impact of development

(A) The persistence of imperial authority most likely would have failed to offer as much protection to native Americans as it did to European settlers.
(B) The persistence of imperial authority would have likely resulted in less profit for England in terms of revenue and territory than the actual withdrawal that occurred.
(C) The persistence of imperial authority would likely have limited in an enduring fashion the sovereignty and self-rule of the European colonists.
(D) George the III minister’s were not sufficiently interested in retaining control over French Canada to effect any changes in their colonial policy.
(E) The "American" character of Britain’s North American empire and British metropolitan authority would not have been affected even if British imperial authority had withdrawn more quickly.